Labor issues among Argentine ports continue to impact global grain trade.

U.S. Commodities president Don Roose says a week after a dock worker strike ended, there’s optimism a deal can be reached with Argentina’s grain inspectors’ union, Urgara.

“But ahead of us we’re also going to probably have a truckers’ strike as we get closer to harvest. They’ve just had a terrible time with inflation down there.”

He tells Brownfield the union is asking for a 35 percent pay wage hike in the face of a 30 percent peso devaluation.

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